Antonyms for knavishness
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : ney-vish |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈneɪ vɪʃ |
Definition of knavishness
Origin :- late 14c., from knave + -ish. Related: Knavishly; knavishness.
- As in meanness : noun the quality of being mean
- You could not conceive their knavishness and dishonesty, except you happened to be an agent for a few years.
- Extract from : « The Poor Scholar » by William Carleton
Synonyms for knavishness
- abjection
- avarice
- baseness
- beastliness
- churlishness
- closeness
- contemptibleness
- corruptness
- covetousness
- debasement
- degeneracy
- degradation
- disrepute
- frugality
- greed
- ill-temper
- infamy
- iniquity
- knavishness
- lowness
- malice
- malignity
- miserliness
- parsimony
- pettiness
- rapacity
- shamelessness
- smallmindedness
- sordidness
- stinginess
- unkindness
- unscrupulousness
- unworthiness
- wickedness
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